Andrea Chesman is the author of over twentycookbooks and the editor of well over a hundred cookbooks and gardening books. The original edition of her cookbookThe Vegetarian Grill was a 1999James Beard Cookbook Award nominee and recipient of a 1999 National Barbecue Association Award of Excellence. Her recipes have also been published inThe Best of Food & Wine andThe Family Circle Good Cook’s Book, among other anthologies.
Chesman is a contributor to magazines and newspapers, includingFine Cooking,Food & Wine,The New York Times,Cooking Light,Vegetarian Times,Organic Gardening,Natural Health,New England Monthly,The Burlington Free Press,Rocky Mountain News, The Denver Post, Edible Green Mountains and many other publications. She was contributing food editor forVermont Life magazine for twelve years.
She also teaches and does cooking demonstrations and classes and has appeared at theMother Earth News Fair, the Heritage Harvest Festival, the Bookmarks Festival of Books, the Boston Flower and Garden Show, the Rhode Island Spring Flower and Garden Show and the Decatur Book Festival.
Chesman also indexes non-fiction books for book publishers and blogs and tweets about food and gardening.
Andrea Chesman lives in an old farmhouse inRipton, Vermont. The poetRobert Frost used to rent the cottage across the street and took his meals at her house (before she lived there). She is married and has two grown children. She is a graduate ofCornell University.
Pasanen, Melissa. "Ripton Author Says Pickling Is Making a Comeback." Burlington Free Press 14 Sept. 2012: n. pag. Burlingtonfreepress.com. Burlington Free Press, 14 Sept. 2012. Web. <[1].
THE ROASTED VEGETABLE (Book). Rotella, Mark; Zaleski, Jeff // Publishers Weekly; 1/21/2002, Vol. 249 Issue 3, p83 Reviews the book 'The Roasted Vegetable: How to Roast Everything from Artichokes to Zucchini for Big, Bold Flavors in Pasta, Pizza, Risotto, Side Dishes, Couscous, Salsa, Dips, Sandwiches, and Salads,' by Andrea Chesman.
Summer in a Jar (Book). Diebold, Ruth; Fletcher, Janet // Library Journal; 7/1/1985, Vol. 110 Issue 12, p72 Reviews the book 'Summer in a Jar: Making Pickles, Jams and More,' by Andrea Chesman.
Pickles & Relishes (Book). R.D. // Library Journal; 5/15/1983, Vol. 108 Issue 10, p1003 Reviews the book 'Pickles & Relishes: 130 Recipes, Apples to Zucchini,' by Andrea Chesman.
Pestos! cooking with herb paste. R.D. // Library Journal; 12/1/1985, Vol. 110 Issue 20, p108 Reviews two recipe books. 'Pestos! cooking with herb paste,' by Dorothy Rankin; 'Salsas!,' by Andrea Chesman.
The Roasted Vegetable (Book). Sutton, Judith // Library Journal; 2/15/2002, Vol. 127 Issue 3, p173 Reviews the book 'The Roasted Vegetable,' by Andrea Chesman.
New Books & Products. Sutton, Judith // Home Cooking; Feb2007, Vol. 35 Issue 1, p44 The article features several products and books related to cookery, including The Kitchen Calc Pro for accurate arithmetic calculations in the kitchen, The Wine Lover's Calendar by Karen MacNeil and the book "Mom's Best Crowd Pleasers," by Andrea Chesman.
Garden Way's Joy of Gardening Cookbook (Book). Diebold, Ruth // Library Journal; 5/15/1984, Vol. 109 Issue 8, p982 Reviews the book 'Garden Way's Joy of Gardening Cookbook,' by Janet Ballantyne, Andrea Chesman and Dottie Rankin.
Sun-Dried Tomatoes!/Simply Shrimp (Book). Sutton, Judith C. // Library Journal; 5/15/1990, Vol. 115 Issue 9, p91 Reviews two books about cooking. "Sun-Dried Tomatoes!" by Andrea Chesman; "Simply Shrimp," by Glenn Day.
The Great American Dessert Cookbook (Book). Sutton, J.C. // Library Journal; 11/15/1990, Vol. 115 Issue 20, p88 Reviews the book "The Great American Dessert Cookbook," by Andrea Chesman and Fran Raboff.
Mom's Best Desserts (Book). Sutton, Judith // Library Journal; 11/15/2002, Vol. 127 Issue 19, p95 Reviews the book 'Mom's Best Desserts: 100 Classic Treats That Taste as Good Now as They Did Then,' by Andrea Chesman and Fran Raboff.
The Inventive Yankee : From Rockets to Rollerskates, 200 Years of Yankee Inventors and Inventions. (Book). Miller, Patty // Library Journal; 4/1/1989, Vol. 114 Issue 6, p108 Reviews the book "The Inventive Yankee: From Rockets to Rollerskates, 200 Years of Yankee Inventors and Inventions," edited Andrea Chesman.
The Garden-Fresh Vegetable Cookbook: Andrea Chesman's Bountiful Harvest of Home-Grown Recipes. Sutton, Judith // Library Journal; 6/15/2005, Vol. 130 Issue 11, p96 Reviews the book "The Garden-Fresh Vegetable Cookbook: Andrea Chesman's Bountiful Harvest of Home-Grown Recipes," by Andrea Chesman.
Grill Like a Pro! Sutton, Judith // Vegetarian Times; Jul/Aug2009, Issue 369, p40 The article offers tips for vegetarians on grilling vegetables. Andrea Chesman, author of "The New Vegetarian Grill: 250 Flame-Kissed Recipes for Fresh, Inspired Meals," explains the impact of barbecuing on the flavor of summer vegetables.
The Garden-Fresh Vegetable Cookbook: Andrea Chesman's Bountiful Harvest of Home-Grown Recipes. Sutton, Judith // Publishers Weekly; 5/23/2005, Vol. 252 Issue 21, p75 Reviews the book "The Garden-Fresh Vegetable Cookbook: Andrea Chesman's Bountiful Harvest of Home-Grown Recipes," by Andrea Chesman.
COOKING. Campbell, Lisa // Library Journal; 8/1/2012, Vol. 137 Issue 13, p114 The article reviews several books about cooking including "The Great Meat Cookbook: Everything You Need to Know to Buy and Cook Today's Meat," by Bruce Aidells and Anne-Marie Ramo, "The Pickled Pantry: From Apples to Zucchini, 150 Recipes for Pickles, Relishes, Chutneys & More," by Andrea Chesman.
Chesman, Andrea. "Pickles by the Pint." Fine Cooking 1 Aug. 1996: 58–61. Print.
"1999 James Beard Foundation Awards." StarChefs Presents the 1999 James Beard Foundation Awards. StarChefs, n.d. Web. 30 Mar. 2013. <http://www.starchefs.com/JBeard/99/book.html>.
Joe Yonan (Mastering the Art of Plant-Based Cooking, 2025)
Nominees
Moosewood Collective (Sundays at Moosewood Restaurant, 1991),(Moosewood Cooks for a Crowd, 1997), (Moosewood Restaurant New Classics, 2002), and (Moosewood Restaurant Celebrates, 2004)
Deborah Madison (This Can't Be Tofu, 2001), (Vegetable Soups from Deborah Madison's Kitchen, 2006),(Vegetable Soups from Deborah Madison's Kitchen, 2007), (In My Kitchen, 2018)
